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Further Support

Useful Links & Information

At Akaseni, we are part of the change for a healthier mind, body and soul.

Here are some links and helpful information:

  • Mental Health Support
  • Modern Day Slavery
  • Disability Support
  • Domestic Abuse Support

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Mental Health Support

 If you are concerned for your safety due to psychological distress, call 999 or visit your local A&E.

For all other mental health enquiries, you should make an appointment with your GP. Call 111 if you need immediate non-emergency advice.

Whether you’re concerned about yourself or a loved one, this list of helplines and support groups can offer expert advice. 

If you are experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression, find your local psychological therapy service here, many take self-referrals.

To understand more about mental health and access evidence-based resources visit the MIND Website.
NAPAC (the National Association for People Abused in Childhood) offers support to adult survivors of all types of childhood abuse, including physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect.

NAPAC Website

Mind and Soul is a valuable resource for Christians to explore their mental health in the context of their faith. It seeks to overcome misunderstanding and enable people to access healthcare with greater confidence.

Please find help and support here: NHS website

Survivors of bereavement by suicide: SOBS.

Access specialist services in London:

London Survivors Gateway Rape and Sexual Abuse Crisis Centre

Find support in your area: The Survivors Trust

For parents of abused children (who weren’t perpetrators): Mosac.org.uk

For victims of male sexual abuse: Survivors UK

Modern Day Slavery

The Modern Slavery Helpline and Resource Centre brings us closer to the eradication of modern slavery. It provides victims, the public, statutory agencies and businesses access to information and support on a 24/7 basis.

Migrant Help is one of the leading providers of specialist support and accommodation services for adult victims (and their dependants) of human trafficking and modern slavery in the UK.

Disability Support

Disability Rights UK is a charity run by and for people with lived experience of disability or health conditions.

The Prince’s Trust offers advice, help and support for young people with disabilities.

Find out more here: Prince’s Trust Help for Young People.

When you’re caring, it can be easy to feel cut off.

The Support for Carers offer a local directory, helpline and online forum to help you connect with people who understand what you are going through and make sure no-one has to care alone.

Support for Carers website

Livability is the disability charity that connects people with their communities, tackling social isolation and the barriers that can cause this in the lives of disabled and vulnerable people.

Livability website

Through the Roof seeks to make a positive difference to the lives of disabled people and their families by:

  • Providing life-changing opportunities for disabled people
  • Equipping the Christian community to fully involve disabled people

Through The Roof website

Find out more here: Ehlers-Danlos syndromes

Find out more here: Lupus.

Domestic Abuse Support

Press Red is a Christian organisation educating, equipping, and empowering on the issues of violence and abuse against women and girls.

Visit pressred.org
Restored is a Christian charity who provide advice to those within the church who are either experiencing domestic abuse or supporting someone who is.

Visit restoredrelationships.org
The National Domestic Violence Helpline is a collaboration between Refuge and Women’s Aid and offers free, confidential help and advice to those experiencing domestic violence and their friends and family.

Tel: 0808 2000 247

Visit nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk